August/September Business View Magazine

202 203 emy of Innovation and Technology,” adds Renshaw. “This is about an 87,000-square-foot facility which is part of the BarrowCounty Educational System. It is one of 33 college and career academies in the state of Georgia and is relatively new, as well. It opened in 2014, and they also teach several of the technical disciplines,Mechatronics, IT, coding, and they also have a strong culinary arts program, a film curricu- lum, as well as hospitality and marketing.” In addition, both Sims Academy and Lanier Techni- cal College have really strong apprenticeship pro- grams with existing industries in the County,while also offering them to new prospective businesses and industries that are looking to locate there. Since 2013, BarrowCounty has had a single indi- vidual who serves as the Director of Planning and Economic Development.This current year, it opted to split those two roles in order to have a stand- alone economic development office. This will help it to focus more exclusively on economic development. “I would say that from the perspective of the governing body, the Board of Commissioners of BarrowCounty is 100 percent supportive of creating programs, services, and partnerships that, in terms of creating economic development and attracting new industry, put BarrowCounty’s best foot forward,” Renshaw concludes.“They are all in, and all commit- ted, to providing a business-friendly environment here in BarrowCounty and that involves everything from the potential property tax abatement and incentives we talked about earlier, right down to the huge investments we are making in the infrastruc- ture like the sewer facility and road maintenance and resurfacing.We are all working together to make this the best place for your business.” OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE, INNOVATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE INSIDE THE WALLS OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 3384 Peachtree Rd #700, Atlanta, GA 30326 Phone: 770.692.4750 • Fax: 770.692.4754 www.CorrectHealth.org Since June 2000, CorrectHealth currently provides proven healthcare programs to jails, prisons and youth detention centers caring for over 14,000 patients throughout the Southeast Region. Our programs meet all state and national standards, including the National Commission on Correction Healthcare, Medical Association of Georgia, and the American Correctional Assocation. BARROWCOUNTY, GEORGIA PREFERRED VENDORS n CorrectHealth Barrow, LLC www.correcthealth.org n E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc. www.ersnell.com